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City EMT reports 189 alumni, 164 state‑licensed EMTs; asks SFFD to sustain partnership
Summary
Attica Bowden and City EMT program staff told the Fire Commission the workforce pipeline has produced 189 program alumni, 164 licensed EMTs and an internship that led 39 participants into H-2/H-3 firefighter pathways; presenters asked the commission to continue departmental support and advocacy.
San Francisco — The City EMT workforce program reported July 23 that it has graduated 189 participants since 2021 and that 164 of those alumni have passed California’s EMT licensing exam, founder Attica Bowden told the Fire Commission.
Bowden said City EMT runs two cohorts per year, pays participants a stipend during training and uses a 99T internship with the San Francisco Fire Department to create pathways into firefighting and EMS careers. “We are very excited to call the year of 2025 our year of expansion,” program director Christine Ison said, listing new offerings that include a wildland course, emergency-dispatch test…
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